Abraham Lincoln Worksheet, Page 1
Abraham Lincoln
Worksheet
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Abraham Lincoln was a lawyer, peacemaker, and President of the United
States from 1861 to 1865. He is responsible for ending the Civil War and
keeping the United States as one country. A “civil war” is a war where the
people of one country are fighting other people of that same country.
Lincoln is also responsible for ending slavery in the United States.
Abraham Lincoln was born in 1809. His father was a farmer and his family
was very poor. He did not go to school as a boy, but somehow he learned
to read and write. Studying was very important to Lincoln, so as he grew
up, he had a job but also studied. When he was an adult, he became a
lawyer. In 1860, Lincoln ran for President of the United States. He won and
became President in 1861.
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Abraham Lincoln was from the state of Illinois. This state is in the northern
part of the United States. Throughout the history of the United States until
the 1860s, the northern and southern states were very different. The
northern states had big cities. The southern states were mostly big farms
called plantations. These plantations grew food and other crops (plants)
like tobacco and cotton.
The people who worked on these plantations were slaves. This means that
the farmers owned them just like they owned horses or cows. The farmers
thought of slaves as animals and not people.
Many people in the northern part of the United States, like Abraham
Lincoln, disagreed. They thought that slaves were people and should not be
owned. They thought slaves should be free.
When Lincoln was elected president, many farmers in the southern states
became worried that Lincoln would pass a law and take their slaves away.
This would mean that they would have trouble growing their crops. They
decided to secede (leave) from the United States and start their own
country called the Confederate States.
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Lincoln believed that slavery was wrong. He also believed that the United
States should stay as one country and not be divided into 2 separate
countries. Lincoln did not want to go to war with the South. However, he
would not allow them to secede and form their own country. He was forced
to go to war.
The Civil War lasted for 4 years. During this time many American men died.
In 1863, Lincoln gave one of his most famous speeches – the Gettysburg
Address. Many men had died at Gettysburg while fighting. In his speech,
Lincoln said that the men would never be forgotten because they had died
for their country.
Also in 1863, Lincoln made a very important change to United States law.
He said that slavery, or owning slaves, was not legal anymore. This meant
that all slaves were free men and were not owned by the farmers. This was
called the Emancipation Proclamation.
The Civil War ended in 1864 and the northern states won. Lincoln was able
to keep the United States as one country.
Many southern people did not like this. In 1865, one of these people killed
Abraham Lincoln.
Today, Lincoln is thought to be one of the best presidents of the United
States. He not only freed the slaves, but he also kept the United States
together as one country.
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Abraham Lincoln Worksheet – Exercises
A. Answer the following questions.
1. Where was Abraham Lincoln from? Where in the United States is that?
_____________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________
2. Why did the South secede from the United States?
_____________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________
3. What two things did Abraham Lincoln do as President?
_____________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________
B. Rewrite the following sentences as negative sentences, yes/no
questions, WH-questions (using the underlined word) and tag questions.
Examples for the sentence “Abraham Lincoln was born in 1809”
Negative: Abraham Lincoln was not born in 1809.
Yes/No Question: Was Abraham Lincoln born in 1809?
WH-Question: When was Abraham Lincoln born?
Tag Question: Abraham Lincoln was born in 1809, wasn’t he?
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1. Abraham Lincoln was from the state of Illinois.
Negative: _____________________________________________________
Yes/No Question: ______________________________________________
WH-Question: _________________________________________________
Tag Question: _________________________________________________
2. Lincoln believed that slavery was wrong.
Negative: _____________________________________________________
Yes/No Question: ______________________________________________
WH-Question: _________________________________________________
Tag Question: _________________________________________________
3. The Civil War lasted for 4 years.
Negative: _____________________________________________________
Yes/No Question: ______________________________________________
WH-Question: _________________________________________________
Tag Question: _________________________________________________
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C. Write the correct word in the blank.
1. Lincoln is also responsible _________ ending slavery in the United States.
a) to
b) with
c) for
2. When he was an adult, he became _________ lawyer.
a) the
b) a
c) an
3. The southern states were mostly big farms _________ plantations.
a) called
b) to call
c) call
4. The people _________ worked on these plantations were slaves.
a) which
b) who
c) that
5. They thought slaves should _________ free.
a) is
b) am
c) be
6. Lincoln did not want _________ to war with the South.
a) go
b) to go
c) going
7. In 1863, Lincoln gave one of his _________ famous speeches.
a) most
b) much
c) a lot
8. He said that slavery, or owning slaves, _________ not legal anymore.
a) is
b) was
c) were
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Abraham Lincoln Worksheet – Answers
A. Answer the following questions.
1. Where was Abraham Lincoln from? Where in the United States is that?
Lincoln was from Illinois. Illinois is in the northern part of the United States.
2. Why did the South secede from the United States?
The South seceded because they were worried Abraham Lincoln would take
their slaves away from them when he was President.
3. What two things did Abraham Lincoln do as President?
While he was President, Lincoln freed the slaves and also kept the United
States together as one country.
B. Rewrite the following sentences as negative sentences, yes/no
questions, WH-questions (using the underlined word) and tag questions.
Examples for the sentence “Abraham Lincoln was born in 1809”
Negative: Abraham Lincoln was not born in 1809.
Yes/No Question: Was Abraham Lincoln born in 1809?
WH-Question: When was Abraham Lincoln born?
Tag Question: Abraham Lincoln was born in 1809, wasn’t he?
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1. Abraham Lincoln was from the state of Illinois.
Negative: Abraham Lincoln was not from the state of Illinois.
Yes/No Question: Was Abraham Lincoln from the state of Illinois?
WH-Question: Where was Abraham Lincoln from?
Tag Question: Abraham Lincoln was from the state of Illinois, wasn’t he?
2. Lincoln believed that slavery was wrong.
Negative: Lincoln did not believe that slavery was wrong.
Yes/No Question: Did Lincoln believe that slavery was wrong?
WH-Question: What did Lincoln believe was wrong?
Tag Question: Lincoln believed that slavery was wrong, didn’t he?
3. The Civil War lasted for 4 years.
Negative: The Civil War did not last for 4 years.
Yes/No Question: Did the Civil War last for 4 years?
WH-Question: How long did the Civil War last for?
Tag Question: The Civil War lasted for 4 years, didn’t it?
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C. Write the correct word in the blank.
1. Lincoln is also responsible for ending slavery in the United States.
a) to
b) with
c) for
2. When he was an adult, he became a lawyer.
a) the
b) a
c) an
3. The southern states were mostly big farms called plantations.
a) called
b) to call
c) call
4. The people who worked on these plantations were slaves.
a) which
b) who
c) that
5. They thought slaves should be free.
a) is
b) am
c) be
6. Lincoln did not want to go to war with the South.
a) go
b) to go
c) going
7. In 1863, Lincoln gave one of his most famous speeches.
a) most
b) much
c) a lot
8. He said that slavery, or owning slaves, was not legal anymore.
a) is
b) was
c) were
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